What one country's experiment says about attempts to boost birth rates
16-06-2026 01:56 via bbc.com

What one country's experiment says about attempts to boost birth rates

Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to other countries desperate to lift fertility?
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